Crime & Safety
Rochester Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Charged At Officer With An Ax
A police officer in Rochester shot and killed a robbery suspect who allegedly ran towards the officer with an ax during a traffic stop.
July 30, 2022
A police officer in Rochester shot and killed a robbery suspect who allegedly ran towards the officer with an ax during a traffic stop.
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Rochester police say officers responded to a robbery around 11 p.m. on Friday night on the 2000 block of Broadway Avenue South. The man allegedly entered the building with an ax, took cash, and left in a van.
Around 12:45 a.m., police found the van and conducted a traffic stop on Highway 63, just south of the Highway 52 overpass.
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